My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen See note on ch. 1 Corinthians 4:17. This affectionate commendation of the Corinthians to the favour of Christ, coupled with the assurance of his own unchanging affection, must have sounded very striking in the ears of a community accustomed to Gentile modes of thought. Compare the curt and cold -Farewell" at the end of Claudius Lysias" letter in Acts 23:30. Much of the beauty and significance of this conclusion is lost to us by over-familiarity. It is worthy of note that the Epistle begins and ends with Jesus Christ See note on ch. 1 Corinthians 1:10.

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